A 17-year-old boy comes to the emergency department because of severe thirst and weakness and a 4-kg (1.8-lb) weight loss over the past 36 hours. He began having
A 2-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department because of shortness of breath and left-sided abdominal pain for 3 hours. He appears pale. Physical examination shows hypotension
A 4-year-old boy has delayed motor development and choreoathetosis. He had normal development at birth. He chews his fingers and lips, which has resulted in tissue loss. He
Chronic burrowing ulcer is caused by? A. Peptostreptococcus B. Strep.pyogenes C. Anaerobic streptococci D. Microaerophilic streptococci Correct answer : Anaerobic streptococci A similar question was asked in AIPGMEE
A 37-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 6-month history of chest pain that occurs when he swallows food; he has had a 9-kg (20-lb) weight
Gas gangrene of the right leg and pelvis, showing swelling and discoloration of the right thigh, bullae, and palpable crepitus. The patient, in shock at the time this
Gas gangrene is caused by exotoxin-producing Clostridial species Clostridium perfringens – most common Clostridium bifermentans Clostridium septicum Clostridium sporogenes Clostridium novyi Clostridium fallax Clostridium histolyticum Clostridium tertium Other
Regarding methanol poisoning Assertion: Administration of ethanol is one of the treatment modalities Reason: Ethanol inhibits alcohol dehydrogenase A) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is
A 5-month-old girl has bilateral retinoblastoma. Neither parent has a history of having had retinoblastoma. Chromosomal analysis of the patient’s stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes is done; the photograph
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